on one hand people complain about sweatshops but on the other hand when the repetitive, soul crushing, low paid job is replaced by technology people complain as well. you can't have it both ways.

People forget that in some parts of the globe sweatshops are the only jobs people can get, where are they supposed to work instead?

There is a middle ground, no need to treat people like slaves, nor throw them into the street without alternative source of income.

The people telling us that sweatshops are a necessary thing are the same people telling all of us that we will be replaced by a robot shortly.

They're the same people that will proclaim that the sky will fall if you raise the retirement age due to a shortage of labor.

Their stories are not consistent, and all they really care about is the value of their stock portfolio.

People would rather have a low pay repetitive job and be able to barely afford living rather than no job at all and being homeless

Also the "people" of the beginning of your sentence aren't the same people as the "people" in the end of your sentence. People complain about min wage repetitive jobs but it still beats being homeless

When did sweat shops get automated?

we don't want it either way.